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What versions of VE are approved for the latest Building Regulations?

IES VE has a number of different applications for assessing Building Regulations around the world, as such it is put through different validation tests in addition to the QA and testing performed for updates and new features that are added.

To get a list of standards that VE has been assessed against and approvals you can check the Software Validation page https://www.iesve.com/software/software-validation

This table will be updated with the specific versions that are currently approved for each regulation, the regulations compliance version number can always be checked in VE as well as the VE version number by clicking Help >> About VE:

Regulation
Calculation Engine
Last Approved VE Version
Approved Regulations Version
England L2 2006
SBEM
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
England L2 2006
ApacheSim
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
England L2 2010
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
England L2 2010
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
England L2 2013
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
England L2 2013
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
Republic of Ireland Part L 2008
SBEM (NEAP)
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
Republic of Ireland Part L 2008
ApacheSim
N/A
N/A
Northern Ireland Part F 2006
SBEM
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
Northern Ireland Part F 2006
ApacheSim
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
Northern Ireland Part F 2012
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
Northern Ireland Part F 2012
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
Scotland Section 6 2006
SBEM
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
Scotland Section 6 2006
ApacheSim
6.1.1.3
6.1.1
Scotland Section 6 2010
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
Scotland Section 6 2010
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
6.4.0.15
Scotland Section 6 2015
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
Scotland Section 6 2015
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
Wales L2 2014
SBEM
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
Wales L2 2014
ApacheSim
2015 FP 2 (2015.2.0.0)
7.0.5.0
California Title 24
CBECC-COM v3c
2015 FP 1 (2015.1.0.0)
2015.1

Last updated 16 February 2016